Family-owned hearth repair for Doctors Inlet fireplaces

Before new flooring meets your Doctors Inlet hearth, we mark the extension line and fix the edge the right way.

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Hearth specialists who check the base first in Doctors Inlet

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Hollow tiles are counted by sound, so the price follows the real damage.

Free inspection and estimateYour hearth in Doctors Inlet is sounded, leveled and measured on a free visit before any price is written.
100% satisfaction guaranteedA tile or stone we set that comes loose is ours to fix, and we return to reset it.
Family owned and operatedA family-owned local crew explains each layer of the repair, from the support to the grout line.

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New flooring planned around the fireplace

A flooring job is a good moment to fix the hearth, because the edge where the two meet is open. It is also when mistakes happen: the new floor overlaps the extension, or a transition strip lands inside the required zone. Deciding the hearth edge first keeps both trades out of each other's way.

We measure your hearth in Doctors Inlet before the flooring goes down and mark the extension line, so the installer knows where to stop. Any hearth repair or extension goes on its own written estimate. Call (904) 920-5495 to set the visit.

Doctors Inlet is part of Clay County. Doctors Inlet lies inland.

What our hearth crew fixes in Doctors Inlet

Hollow tiles found by sound and reset
Sunken or tilted extensions leveled on new support
Inner hearth firebrick replaced in refractory mortar
Your hearth in Doctors Inlet measured and sketched before work

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The order of a hearth repair

Describe the hearth on the call
Cracked, hollow, sunken or too small, a short description sets up the free visit and what we bring.
Sounding and measuring
Each tile is tapped, the slab's level is read and the extension is measured against the opening.
Support first, surface second
A moving slab or missing support is fixed before tile or stone goes back on a full bed of the named mortar.
Cured before heat, then handed back
The bed cures before grout and fire, and we show you the finished edge and where the clear zone ends.

The same size rule in Doctors Inlet as anywhere

Distance from the ocean changes nothing about the size a hearth extension needs. In Doctors Inlet, as elsewhere under the Florida code, the opening's area decides between 16 by 8 inches and 20 by 12.

We measure every hearth we repair in Doctors Inlet against that rule and tell you if the extension falls short.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A hearth repair booked the same day as the inspection comes 10% off too.

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Adding depth or width to a short extension

A hearth that falls short of R1001.10 can sometimes be extended rather than rebuilt. The addition needs the same noncombustible support and thickness as the rest, and a clean joint with the old slab so the two do not crack apart. The finish then runs over both and hides the seam.

Extending changes the floor around it, so the estimate covers the flooring cut and the new edge trim as well. On a raised hearth, extra depth may mean a floor-level strip in front of the platform. We draw the layout so you see it before anything is cut.

The seam between the inner hearth and the extension

The line where the firebox floor meets the extension separates two parts that heat differently and may rest on different support. A rigid, mortar-filled joint there cracks sooner or later. Some movement is expected, and the joint has to be sized and filled with that in mind.

We clean the joint out, check that neither side has dropped, and fill it with a material suited to the heat on the firebox side. If one side has dropped, the joint is not the repair, and the support below goes on the estimate instead. A filled crack over a moving slab is only cosmetic.

Resetting an ash dump frame

An ash dump is a cast-iron frame and lid set in the inner hearth, with a pit or chute below. The frame is held by mortar, and heat and ash loosen it over time. A loose frame rocks, lets the lid sit crooked and leaves an open seam at its edge.

We chip the frame loose, clean the seat and reset it in refractory mortar, or fit a new frame and lid if the old ones are cracked. The cleanout door at the base of the pit gets checked too, since a door that will not close lets air and pests in. Both parts are priced separately.

What we check on a hearth in Doctors Inlet before pricing

Slab level checked across the front and at both corners
Support under the extension identified, from below where access allows
Extension enlarged to code size, with support and joint detail shown
Flooring or trim inside the clear zone cut back, installer named

Before your hearth is lifted

Can my hearth be made bigger without tearing it out?

It can when the existing slab is sound. An addition on proper support, joined cleanly to the old slab, brings the size up, and new tile across both hides the seam. The estimate shows the new outline.

Is the hearth inspection in Doctors Inlet really free?

Yes. We measure and check the hearth, show you what we found and leave a written estimate at no charge. You decide afterward, with no pressure from us.